Caitlyn Jenner's first appearance and more from NYC's pride weekend

June 30, 2015

Caitlyn Jenner recceived a big warm
welcome from fans as she celebrated Pride in New York City on Sunday.
The 65-year-old arrived to the Dream Downtown Hotel to watch Candis
Cayne's DayDream show from PHD rooftop lounge with six friends and
wore a big smile as she was greeted by the cheering crowd.

“She was very shy but very nice,” a
partygoer told
HELLO! “She was with Candis Cayne and two other trans
women. She didn't talk to the crowd but waved when people began
chanting.”

Caitlyn looked poised and glamorous for
the event – hosted by Voss Events – wearing a white peplum shirt over a white skirt and her hair in loose curls around her shoulders. It was a big
appearance for the star, who has kept a relatively low profile since
making her debut on the cover of June cover of Vanity Fair.

Her appearance capped off a
celebrity-filled weekend at New York City’s pride festivities. Actor and
parade Grand Marshal
Ian McKellen, who stars in the upcoming film
Mr.
Holmes, scheduled to be released in mid-July, proudly waved the
rainbow-colored flag as he greeted parade-goers.

He wasn’t the only actor to
show the love.
Darren Criss, who is now starring
in the Broadway musical
Hedwig and the Angry Inch, posted a
photo on Instagram with co-star
Rebecca Naomi Jones surrounded by
rainbow flags – and of course wearing Hedwig T-shirts.

Chelsea Clinton also made an appearance
in the parade, marching with volunteers as she campaigned for her
mother
Hillary Clinton’s presidential bid. Pop sensation Ariana Grande closed out the festivities at Dance on the Pier where she put on a custom show.

Record-breaking crowds gathered in
central London over the weekend, where model
Cara Delevingne looked
down on the parade from her vantage point on top of the Hotel Café
Royal, posting a photo of the masses on Instagram. More than a
million people joined the festivities in the capital, according to
organizers.

British singer Rita Ora got into the spirit by wrapping herself in a rainbow flag in
her dressing room at the London club G-A-Y where she performed her
new hit song 'Poison' on Sunday night.

In Canada, singer
Elton John’s husband David Furnish served as grand marshal of the
parade in Toronto. The two converted their civil partnership into
marriage last December and to mark Friday’s
momentous Supreme Court decision, which was in favor of
same-sex marriage across all 50 states in the U.S., the two re-posted photos from their ceremony on Instagram.